Opinion – Page 19
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Opinion‘Next two years will set tone for another chapter of retail channel evolution’
Pureplays face critical strategic decisions and omnichannel retailers have a window of opportunity, believes OC&C Strategy Consultants’ Matt Coode
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Opinion‘Asda is hitting the road in convenience retailing – the £600m Co-op deal proves it’
Both Asda and the Co-op have gained from the sale of the latter’s petrol forecourts to the big-four grocer, but one looks more likely to benefit in the long term than the other, writes Hugh Radojev
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OpinionDr Martens product chief: ‘There’s no character or soul in looking to please everyone’
Rather than relying solely on its heritage, Dr Martens is working with disruptive brands and reaching new audiences to stay relevant, writes chief product officer Adam Meek
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Opinion‘Rising cost of living will test whether shoppers prioritise purpose-led purchasing over price’
Retailers that can combine value for money and purpose will be best placed to succeed now and in the long term, argues eBay UK general manager Murray Lambell
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Opinion‘As strikes and price rises convulse the country, retailers’ agility stands them in good stead’
With strikes hitting rail, mail and ports, retailers face another challenging summer – but they have the resourcefulness and people to adapt to the turmoil, says George MacDonald
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Opinion‘In this environment it’s not just profitability that’s at stake, but survival’
Retailers should take encouragement from how they have transformed themselves in recent years as they adopt tactics to confront today’s difficult environment, says Alvarez & Marsal’s European head of retail and consumer practice Erin Brookes
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Opinion'Shopify got its online gamble wrong – now the pureplays must spread their bets'
Ecommerce giant Shopify’s decision last month to axe 10% of its workforce turned received retail wisdom firmly on its head.
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Opinion‘As recession looms, how will consumers behave this time around?’
Leaders must look back at how retail fared in 2008, the last prolonged recession in the UK, for indicators of how spending may play out next year, advises PwC consumer markets leader Lisa Hooker
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Opinion‘Beset by issues, does the Co-op face a blip or a full-blown crisis?’
C-store specialist the Co-op has spoken recently of the need to make its business more efficient and cost-effective in the short term in light of spiralling costs.
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Opinion‘When Amazon and Walmart sneeze, all of retail could catch a cold’
Signs of pressure on two of the world’s leading retailers, US-based giants Amazon and Walmart, will send a shiver down the spines of businesses in the UK
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OpinionAsda customer chief: ‘Shoppers are ditching products at checkouts to stay within budget’
As the cost-of-living crisis begins to impact customers at the checkout, Asda chief customer officer Sam Dickson shines a light on the behaviours the grocer is seeing in its supermarkets and the measures it is taking to help families in need
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Opinion‘As Britain burns, it’s time for retailers to turn up the heat on the climate crisis’
Record-breaking temperatures and wildfires in suburbia this week must prove the catalyst for retailers to genuinely prioritise the planet over profit, writes Retail Week editor Luke Tugby
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Opinion‘Amazon needs more than a Tesco price match to win grocery market share’
With Amazon launching a Tesco Clubcard Price Match scheme, IGD’s Bryan Roberts examines whether it will be enough to help the online giant regain momentum.
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Opinion‘Retailer focus is on how to help customers caught in cost-of-living crunch’
At a time of unprecedented national and global challenges, retailers are determined to support their people and their customers, writes British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson.
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OpinionBusiness rates and online sales tax – reviews and rows but what hope of a resolution?
As retailers battle the increasing costs of doing business, they still bear one of their longest-suffered and biggest burdens – business rates.
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OpinionJason Tarry: ‘Why Tesco is putting health on your weekly shopping list’
Tesco has invested in specialist training for staff in its in-store pharmacies to help shoppers “make life-changing improvements to their health”. The grocer’s UK chief executive Jason Tarry writes exclusively for Retail Week about the initiative.
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OpinionTheo Paphitis: ‘After Boris, we need a leader who’ll support business, not f**k business’
The to-do list for the next prime minister is long and urgent – they must be a serious candidate capable of governing like a grown-up, writes Theo Paphitis.
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Opinion‘Tesco–Heinz spat must be the last retailer–supplier row to play out in public’
When two food retailing superpowers collide, the fallout is bound to create shockwaves.
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Opinion‘Boots needs more TLC to create value, whoever owns it’
After failing to find a buyer for Boots, Walgreens insists “it is an exciting time” for the health and beauty stalwart, but without innovation and investment it risks falling behind, writes George MacDonald
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Opinion‘How can you plan three years ahead in today’s topsy-turvy retail world?’
Retailers are now better able to respond rapidly and with more confidence to volatile conditions, says search specialist Clarity managing partner Fran Minogue.